Thursday’s intercontinental ballistic missile test was Pyongyang’s 12th round of launches this year and the most provocative since President Biden took office.
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Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting Formula One race
It was the rebels’ highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi authorities pledged the upcoming grand prix would go on as scheduled.
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Stocks end mostly higher after another up-and-down day
Investors are trying to determine what’s next for inflation and the global economy as the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to play out.
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Low poll marks for Biden on economy as prices rise
About 7 in 10 Americans say the nation’s economy is in bad shape, and close to two-thirds disapprove of the president’s handling of it.
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NATO extends Stoltenberg’s term for a year because of Russia’s war on Ukraine
The former Norwegian prime minister was first named to the alliance’s top civilian post in October 2014.
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A girl and her hamster: Half of Ukraine’s children flee war
The United Nations says Russia’s invasion has displaced half of the country’s children, or 4.3 million of an estimated 7.5 million.
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China’s foreign minister makes surprise stop in Afghanistan
The visit comes even as the international community fumes over the Taliban’s broken promise to reopen schools to girls beyond the sixth grade.
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States must allow prayer, touch in executions, Supreme Court says
The justices rule 8-1, with Clarence Thomas dissenting, in favor of a Texas inmate, who challenged a state policy that would have forced his pastor to remain silent and apart from him as he is put to death.
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Arizona Legislature approves 15-week abortion ban
The bill explicitly says it does not overrule a state law in place for more than 100 years that would ban abortion outright if the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that enshrined the right to abortion in law.
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McConnell says he’ll vote against Jackson for Supreme Court
Legal experts praised nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the final day of hearings Thursday, with a top lawyers’ group saying its review found she has a ‘sterling’ reputation, ‘exceptional’ competence and is well qualified.